Fare-indicator.



D. B. WHISTLER. FARE INDICATOR.

APPLIOATIOK FILED HOV.16, 1912.

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D. B. WHISTLER. FARE INDICATOR.

APPLIUATION FILED NOV. 16, 1912.

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DAVID B. WHISTLER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE RECORDING ANDCOMPUT- ING MACHINES COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A. CORPORATION OF OHIO.

FARE-INDICATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1914 Application filed November 16, 1912. Serial No.731,715.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID B. Ensure, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fare-Indicators, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to fare indicators and the object of theinvention is to provide an indicator which will exhibit indications ofas many classes of fares as may be desired; which will exhibittheseindications on both sides of the indicator; and which will be of a verysimple construction having but a small number of parts and having theseparts of such a character and so arranged that they are not liable tohecome disarranged or to be rendered inoperative.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the indicator thatit can be mounted at a point more or less remote from the fare registerand controlled in unison therewith.

A further object of the invention is to connect such an indicator withthe setting and operating devices of a fare register'in such a mannerthat the operation of the former will cause one of the indications to bemoved into indicating position and the operation of the latter willcause that indication to be exhibited; and further, to so arrange theparts that the indication of the fare last registered will remain onexhibition until the setting mechanism has been actuated and will thenbe concealed from View.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section takenlongitudinally of the indicator and showing the mechanism thereof infront elevation; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line2-2 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 3 is asection taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 showing in detail the mechanismwhereby the shutters are controlled by the shutting device; Fig. l is asection taken on the line H of Fig. 1 showing the controlling device forthe shutters in plan view; and Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5 5of Fig. 1 showing in elevation the connection between the setting deviceand the indicator.

In these d 'awings I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention andhave shown the same in combination with the setting and operatingdevices of a fare register or recorder. The register itself is not shownas it forms no part of the invention. In the present embodiment of theinvention the setting device for the register comprises a vertical shaft6 having rotary movement and the operating device comprises a verticalshaft or red 7 having a reciprocatory movement. The arrangement of thesedevices, their connection with the register and the manner of operatingthe same is, of course, optional but, as here shown, are substantiallythe same as those shown and described in the application filed byvVilfred I. Ohiner and John E. McAllister for indicators on July 25th,1912, Serial No. 711,431. The indicator itself may be any one of varioustypes but as here shown comprises a rotary drum having a series ofindications arranged about its periphery and adapted to be selectivelyexhibited to the view of the passengers. It is desirable that theparticular fare indication corresponding to the fare which has beenregistered should be exhibited on both sides of the indicator. Whilethis could be accomplished by providing a drum large enough to carry twoseries of indications on its periphery I prefer to provide two smallerdrums each carrying one series of indications, the two drums being soconnected that they will simultaneously exhibit the same indication.

In the present embodiment of the invention I have shown the indicator ascomprising a casing 8 consisting of a lower portion 9 and provided onits opposite sides with sight openings 10 and adapted to contain acounting indicator 11 similar to that shown and described in theapplication above mentioned. Inasmuch as this counting indicator formsno part of the present invention it is suflicient to say that it is ofsuch a character that it will count and indicate on both sides of theindicator each fare received and will show at a glance the total numberof fares received since the beginning of the run. The indicator casingalso comprises an. upper portion 12, preferably having its sidesparallel but spaced apart a distance less than the distance between thesides of the lower portion of the casing. Journaled at one end in theadjacent end wall of the upper part of the casing and at the other endin a frame member 25 are two shafts 13 and 14: upon which are mountedindicator drums 15 and 16, respectively. These drums are here shown assquare in cross section and thus provided with four faces each of whichcarries a separate fare indication, such, for example, as the 3 and 5cash fares, the pass and the ticket. The side walls of this upperportion of the casing are each provided with sight openings 17 and 18arranged in the opposite side walls, respectively, and in alinement withthe respective indicator drums, thus causing the one sight opening to bearranged some dis tance above the other. The two shafts 13 and 14 havesecured thereto at one end gears 19 and 20 which are connected one withthe other by means of an intermediate gear 21 mounted between the same.By means of this connection the two drums are caused to rotatesimultaneously in the same direction and at the same speed. By havingthe fare indications arranged on the two drums in the same order andsetting one drum a half revolution in advance of the other it will beobvious that the same fare indication will be exhibited simultaneouslyat both sight openings. The setting of the drums to cause them toexhibit "the desired fare indication is preferably accomplished throughthe setting mechanism for the fare register and, to this end, thesetting device or shaft, as well as the operating shaft for theregister, are extended through the casing 8 at one end of the indicatingdevices and the setting shaft has secured thereto a bevel gear 22 whichmeshes with a corresponding gear 23 carried by a stud 24 mounted on thevertical frame member 25 which carries one end of each of the shafts 13and 14. Rigidly secured to the bevel gear 23 is a segmental gear 26which meshes with a gear 27 on that end of the shaft 1 1, of the lowerindicator drum, opposite the gear 20. Obviously, therefore, the rotationof the setting shaft will cause the rotation of the two indicator drumsand the gearing is of such a ratio that this rotation will cause eachdrum to move into exhibiting position that fare indication correspondingwith the fare which the register has been set to register.

It is desirable that the fare indicated by the indicator shouldcorrespond always with the last fare registered by the fare register. Ihave, therefore, provided means for concealing the fare indications fromview until the register has been operated to register the fare which theindicator is set to indicate,exhibit ing the indication to viewsimultaneously with the operation of the operating mechanism of theregister and again concealing the same when the setting mechanism isactuated to change the indication. Thus, when any indication isexhibited to view this indication must necessarily correspond with thelast fare previously registered. To accomplish this I provide twoshutters or flashes which are indicated at 28 and 29, respectively, and,in the present instance, are in the form of curved plates carried byarms 30 and 31 mounted on the shafts 13 and 14, respectively, therebeing preferably one arm at each end of each drum and the curved platesor flashes 28 and 29 being of a length slightly greater than the lengthof the drum.

These flashes are of such a width that when moved into position betweenthe indicator drums and the respective sight openings they will entirelyconceal the drums from view.

The two flashes are so connected one to the other that they will movesimultaneously in opposite directions, thus causing each flash to bemoved into or out of alinement with its sight opening simultaneouslywith the corresponding movement of the other flash. This connection ismade, in the present instance, by providing the upper flash 28 with acrank arm 32 which is connected by means of a link 33 with an arm 32secured to the lower flash 29. Consequently, when movement is impartedto one flash the other flash must move therewith. Preferably, a link andcrank arm 32 are provided at each end of the indicator drums, thuspreventing any tendency to twist or bind on the part of the flashes. Aspring 3% is connected with the flashes and tends to move the same intoa position between the sight openings and the respective drums. Thisspring is preferably connected with an arm mounted on the outer side ofthe frame member 25 and connected with one of the arms 30 of the upperflash. In the present arrangemei'it of the mechanism the upper drum isloosely mounted on its shaft and the arms carrying the flash are rigidlysecured to this shaft. Consequently, the arm 35 is connected with theflash by rigidly securing it to the outer end of the shaft 13. This arm3:") is actuated by the movement of the operating shaft to move theflashes against; the tension of the spring 34 and exhibit theindications to view. To this end I have )rovided the arm 35 with alaterally extending projection or pin 36 arranged in the path of afinger 37 rigidly secured to the operating shaft 7. Thus, when theoperating shaft is reciprocate-d to operate the register the finger 37will engage the pin on the arm 35 and move the flashes upward out ofalinement with the respective sight openings. A suitable catch isiirovided to then retain the flashes in their elevated positions andallow the fare indication to remain on exhibition. This catch is hereshown as comprising an arm 38 connected with the flash, preferably byconnecting it with the arm The arm 38 has one edge cut away to form ashoulder 89 adapted to engage one end of a finger 4O pivotally mountedat 41 on the frame member 25. A spring 42 connected at one end with thefinger 40 and at the other end with the frame member 25 tends to movethe finger 4O downward into alinement with the shoulder of the finger 38and to hold the same in this position until sufiicient force is appliedthereto to overcome the tension of the sprin It Will be apparent thatwhen the operating device has moved the arms 35 and 3S upward a distancesuflicient to carry the flashes out of alinement with their sightopenings the shoulder 39 will be carried past the end of the finger 40and this finger will be moved by its spring into alinement with theshoulder of the arm 38, thus locking the arm and the flashes in theirinoperative positions. The flashes are preferably released by the actionof the setting device to permit the spring 34 to move the same intotheir operative positions at the first movement of the setting device tochange the indication. While this may be accomplished in various ways Ihave, shown a second finger 43 mounted on the axis of the finger 40 andrigidly connected with said finger. This second finger 43 has a nose 44adapted to engage a toothed segment 45 rigidly secured to the settingshaft 6 and to ride over the teeth of said segment when the settingshaft is rocked about its axis. The spring 42 of the finger 40 tends tohold the nose of the finger 43 in engagement with the toothed segment.The movement imparted to the finger 43 as its nose rides over one of theteeth of the segment 45 is suflicient to carry the finger 40 out ofengagement with the shoulder of the arm 38 and thus release the flashesand permit the spring 34 to move them into their operative positions,that is, in the positions in which they will conceal the fareindications from view. The flashes remain in this position until theoperating device is again actuated to register another fare when theoperation above set forth is repeated.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that I have providedan inclicator which may be mounted separately and at a point remote fromthe fare register and which will indicate only the last fare previouslyregistered, thus preventing the manipulation of the mechanism to permita fare to be-registered and then the indication quickly changed toindicate another fare. Further, it will be apparent that the mechanismby means of which this is accomplished is very simple in constructionand positive in its operation.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention it willbe understood that this has been chosen for the purposes of illustrationonly and that I do not desire to be limited to the details ofconstruction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occurto a person skilled in the art.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with setting and operating devices mountedindependently of and adapted, respectively, for connection with thesetting and actuating mechanisms of a fare register, and an indicatorseparate from said fare register and adapted to exhibit any one of aplurality of fare indications, of a connection between said indicatorand said setting device to move one of said fare indications intoindicating position, means controlled by said setting device to concealsaid indications from view, and a connection between said concealingmeans and said operating device to cause said indication to be exhibitedwhen said operating device is actuated.

2. The combination, with setting and operating devices mountedindependently of and adapted, respectively, for connection with thesetting and actuating mechanisms of a fare register, and an indicatorseparate from said fare register and adapted to ex hibit any one of aplurality of fare indications, of means controlled by said settingdevice to move one of said indications into indicating position and toconceal the indication, and means controlled by said operating device toexhibit said indication.

3. The combination, with setting and op erating devices mountedindependently of and adapted, respectively, for connection with thesetting and actuating mechanisms of a' fare register, and an indicatorseparate from said fare register and adapted to exiibit any one of aplurality of fare indications, of means controlled by said settingdevice to move one of said indications into indicating position, meanscontrolled by said operating device to exhibit said indication, andmeans controlled by the further movement of said setting device toconceal from view any indication in indicating position.

4. The combination, with setting and operating devices mountedindependently of and adapted, respectively, for connection with thesetting and actuating mechanisms of. a fare register, and an indicatorseparate from said fare register and mounted adjacent to said settingand operating devices, said indicator comprising a drum having thereon aplurality of fare indications, and a casing inclosing said drum andhaving a sight opening, of a connection between said indicator drum andsaid setting device to move said drum to bring any one of saidindications into alinement with said sight opening, a flash mounted tobe moved into and out of a position between said drum and said sightopening, and means controlled by said operating device to move saidflash out of said position,

5. The combination, with setting and operating devices mountedindependently of and adapted, respectively, for connection with thesetting and actuating mechanisms of a fare register, and an indicatorseparate from said fare register and mounted adjacent to said settingand operating devices, said indicator comprising a drum having thereon aplurality of fare indications, and a casing inclosing said drum andhaving a sight opening, of a connection between said indicator drum andsaid setting device to move said drum to bring any one of saidindications into alinement with said sight opening, a flash mounted tobe moved into and out of a position between said drum and said sightopening, means controlled by said operating device to move said flashout of said position, and a detent to retain said flash out of saidposition independently of the further movement of said operating device.

6. The combination, with setting and op erating devices mountedindependently of and adapted, respectively, for connection with thesetting and actuating mechanisms of a fare register, and an indicatorseparate from said fare register and mounted adjacent to said settingand operating devices, said indicator comprising a drum having thereon aplurality of fare indications, and a casing inclosing said drum andhaving a sight opening, of a connection between said indicator drum andsaid setting device to move said drum to bring any one of saidindications into alinement with said sight opening, a flash mounted tobe moved into and out of a position between said drum and said sight.openinjg, means controlled by said operating device to move said flashout of said position, a detent to retain said flash out of said positionindependently of the further movement of said operating device, andmeans controlled by the further movement of said setting device toactuate said detent to release said flash and permit the same to returnto its position between said drum and said sight opening.

7. The combination, with a rotary setting device and a reciprocatoryoperating device mounted independently of and adapted, respectively, forconnection with the setting and actuating mechanism of a fare register,and an indicator separate from said fare register and mounted adjacentto said setting and operating devices, said indicator comprising a drumhaving a plurality of fare indications, and a casing for said drumhaving a sight opening, of a connection between said drum and saidrotary setting means to control the position of said drum,

a flash movably mounted adjacent to said drum, a spring tending to movesaid flash into a position between said drum and said sight opening, aprojection carried by said operating member, and an arm Secured to saidflash and having a part arranged in the path of said projection, wherebythe reciprocation of said operating member will move said flash againstthe tension of said spring.

8. The combination, with a rotary setting device and a reciprocatoryoperating device mounted independently of and adapted, respectively, forconnection with the setting and actuating mechanisms of a fare register,an indicator separate from said fare register and mounted adjacent tosaidsetting and operating devices, said indicator comprising a drumhaving a plurality of fare indications, and a casing for said drumhaving a sight opening, of a connection between said drum and saidrotary setting means to con trol the position of said drum, a flashmovably mounted adjacent to said drum, a spring tending to move saidflash into a position between said drum and said sight opening, aprojection carried by said operating member, an arm secured to saidflash and having a part arranged in the path of said projection, wherebythe reciprocation of said operating member will move said flash againstthe tension of said spring, a second arm secured to said flash, aspringpressed detent adapted to engage said second arm to hold saidflash out of its position between said drum and said sight opening, andmeans actuated by said setting device to move said detent into aninoperative position.

The combination, with a rotary setting device and a reciprocatoryoperating device mounted independently of and ad a pted, respectively,for connection with the setting and actuating mechanisms of a fareregister, an indicator separate from said tare register and mountedadjacent to said setting and operating devices, said indicatorcomprising a drum having a plurality of fare indications, and a casingfor said drum having a sight opening, of a connection between said drumand said rotary setting means to control the position of said drum, aflash movably mounted adjacent to said drum, a spring tending to movesaid flash into a position between said drum and said sight opening, aprojection carried by said operating member, an arm secured to saidflash and having a part arranged in the path of said projection, wherebythe reciprocation of said operatingmember will move said flash againstthe tension of said spring, a second arm secured to said flash, aspringpressed detent adapted to engage said second arm to hold saidflash out of its position between said drum and said sightopening, afinger connected to said detent and having a nose, and a toothed segmentconnected with said rotary setting device and arranged to engage thenose of said finger, when said setting device is rotated, to move saiddetent into an inoperative posit-ion.

10. The combination, with a setting device for a fare register, a fareindicator comprising a casing having a sight opening in each of twosides thereof, said openings being arranged at diflerent heights, twoindicator drums mounted within said casing and arranged in alinementwith the respective sight openings, a connection between said drums tocause the same to move in unison, said drums being arranged tosimultaneously exhibit the same fare indication at the respective sightopenings, and an operative connection between one of said drums and saidsetting device.

11. The combination, with a setting device for a fare register, a fareindicator comprising a casing having a sight opening in each of twosides thereof, said openings being arranged at different heights, twoindicator drums mounted within said casing and arranged in alinementwith the respective sight openings, a connection between said drums tocause the same to move in unison, said drums being arranged tosimultaneously exhibit the same fare indication at the respective sightopenings, an operative connection between one of said drums and saidsetting device, a flash for each drum adapted to be moved between itsdrum and the corresponding sight opening, connections between saidflashes to cause the same to move in unison, and means tending to movesaid flashes into positions between their drums and the respective sightopenings.

12. The combination, with a setting device for a fare register, a fareindicator comprising a casing having a sight opening in each of twosides thereof, said openings being arranged at different heights, twoindicator drums mounted within said casing and arranged in alinementwith the respective sight openings, a connection between said drums tocause the same to move in unison, said drums being arranged tosimultaneously exhibit the same fare indication at the respective sightopenings, an operative connection between one of said drums and saidsetting device, a flash for each drum adapted to be moved between itsdrum and the corresponding sight opening, connections between saidflashes to cause the same to move in unison, means tending to move saidflashes into positions between their drums and the respective sightopenings, a detent to hold said flashes out of said positions, and meanscontrolled by said setting device to release said detent.

13. The combination, with a setting device for a fare register, a fareindicator comprising a casing having a sight opening in each of twosides thereof, said openings being arranged at different heights, twoindicator drums mounted within said casing and arranged in alinementwith the respective sight openings, a connection between said drums tocause the same to move in unison, a connection between one of said drumsand said setting device to impart rotary movement to said drums, a flashfor each drum, a spring tending to move each flash into a positionbetween its drum and a corresponding sight opening, means actuated bysaid operating device to move said flashes out of said positions, meansto retain said flashes out of said positions, and means controlled bysaid setting device to release said retaining means.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID B. WHISTLER.

Witnesses F. l/V. SCI-IAEFER, HARRIET L. HAMMAKER.

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